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3.1 Purpose of Zone Change: The zoning change will allow the issuance of a CUP for Mineral Extraction. The proposed mineral extraction activity is described fully in Sections 4.0 -6.0 below. 3.2 What has changed to warrant the Zone Change: When the Mineral Extraction Overlay was originally created, property owners could choose to be included if they so desired. At that time, the owner of this property made a choice to not include the property since they knew they could request inclusion at a future date. Tiller has completed exploration on the property and it has been determined that the property contains a high quality deposit of sand and gravel and has entered a purchase agreement with the property owner. Therefore it is an appropriate time to request inclusion into the Mineral Extraction Overlay. 3.3 Consistency with City of Elk River Comprehensive Plan: The Future Land Use Plan within the City of Elk River's Comprehensive Plan' identifies the future land use of the Site as Mining and Development Reserve. The planned land use of the Site is designated as Mining /Development Reserve on the Future Land Use Plan of the Elk River Comprehensive Plan. The Elk river Comprehensive Plan serves as a guide far the City to make decisions regarding the type, location, and density of future development within Elk River. It also serves as the foundation for updating the City's Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. The primary objective of these land use categories is to allow mining the land and to subsequently address future land use when development becomes appropriate. Figure 2: Future Land Use, illustrates the future land use of the Site and surrounding area as adopted by the Comprehensive Plan. According to the Comprehensive Plan, areas designated Mining are currently being mined or, in the case of the Site, are set aside for future mining. The Elk River Comprehensive Plan indicates that the majority of the mining resources in these areas will be extracted over the next 10 to 40 years. The Site will be active for an estimated 30 years or more based on market demand. Areas designated Development Reserve are outside of the urban service area and will have various development opportunities in the future when mining is complete and services are available. The Site, therefore, is consistent with the goals and guidelines established by the Elk River Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan also addresses natural resources. The plan includes a guideline to continue to allow gravel mining in the designated mining areas to make full use of these natural resources. The Natural Resources Plan indicates that the Site is not located in an area with biodiversity significance. The City of Elk River completed a Gravel Mining Area Land Use, Transportation and Utility Plan in 20151. (Gravel Mine Area Study) The Gravel Mine Area includes the Site. The purpose of the plan was to develop a vision for future land use, transportation and utility plans forthe gravel mining area to 1 WSB Associates, Inc. Elk River Comprehensive Plan, May 2014. '- City of Elk River, April 6, 2015. Gravel Mining Area Land Use, Transportation, and Utility Plan retrieved on line at http: / /elkrivermn.gov /index.aspx ?nid =1239. Tiller Corporation Sunde Engineering, PLLC Conditional Use Permit Application Page 12 City of Elk River